Greenhill & Co., Inc. Common Stock Certificate Form

Summary

This document is a template for a common stock certificate issued by Greenhill & Co., Inc., a Delaware corporation. It certifies ownership of fully paid and non-assessable common shares, which are transferable on the company's books by the holder or their attorney. The certificate must be properly endorsed and countersigned by the transfer agent and registrar to be valid. It also outlines procedures for transferring shares and provides information on obtaining details about the rights and preferences of the company's stock.

EX-4.1 7 file004.htm FORM OF COMMON STOCK CERTIFICATE

  EXHIBIT 4.1 COMMON STOCK COMMON STOCK NUMBER SHARES - ------------ ----------------------- GHL [GREENHILL LOGO] - ------------ GREENHILL & CO., INC. ----------------------- INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE TRANSFERABLE SEE REVERSE SIDE IN THE CITY FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS OF NEW YORK ------------------- CUSIP 395259 10 4 ------------------- THIS CERTIFIES THAT IS THE OWNER OF FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE COMMON SHARES, $0.01 PAR VALUE, OF GREENHILL & CO., INC. transferable on the books of the Corporation by the holder hereof in person or by Attorney upon surrender of this certificate properly endorsed. This certificate is not valid unless countersigned by the Transfer Agent and Registrar. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said Corporation has caused this certificate to be signed by facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers. Dated: [Greenhill & Co., Inc. Corporate Seal] /s/ John D. Liu /s/ Robert F. Greenhill ----------------------- ------------------------------------ Chief Financial Officer Chairman and Chief Executive Officer COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED: THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR BY: /s/ John I. Sivertsen -------------------------------- AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE  GREENHILL & CO., INC The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations: TEN COM - as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT-- __________________ Custodian__________________ (Cust) (Minor) TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties JT TEN - as joint tenants with right under Uniform Gifts to Minors of survivorship and not as tenants in common Act___________________________________________ (State) UNIF TRF MIN ACT-- __________________ Custodian (unitl age ______) (Cust) _______________________ under Uniform Transfers (Minor) to Minors Act_________________________________ (State) Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list. For value received, __________________________________hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE ______________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ (PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE OF ASSIGNEE) ________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ Shares of the capital stock represented by the within Certificate, and do(es) hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint _______________________________________________________________________ Attorney to transfer the said shares on the books of the within named Corporation with full power of substitution in the premises. Dated _______________________ _______________________________________________ NOTICE: THE SIGNATURE TO THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THE CERTIFICATE IN EVERY PARTICULAR WITHOUT ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT, OR ANY CHANGE WHATEVER. Signature(s) Guaranteed By:_____________________________________________________________________________ THE SIGNATURE(S) MUST BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (BANKS, STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM) PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15. The within named Corporation will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests a statement of the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional, or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof of the Corporation and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights. Such requests may be made to the Corporation's Secretary at the principal office of the Corporation.